Rishabh Pant's audacious reverse sweep shot off James Anderson that sailed for six during the fourth Test between India and Ahmedabad in March is still part of many highlight reels posted on YouTube.
A veteran of over 600 Test wickets and over 150 Tests was hoicked in nonchalant fashion by a youngster who was playing his 20th Test. It was a shot enjoyed by millions of cricket fans around the world, but perhaps no one had a better look at it than Washington Sundar, who was at the non-striker's end.
Sundar recalled the shot that became iconic, revealing how he was left in total awe of Pant's outrageous stroke.
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"I literally didn't know how to react. More than anything, he was batting on 90-odd... I think on 93 and he still managed to sweep it over slip and gully. So I didn't know how to react. That's what he wanted to do and he was very successful. Nobody could say anything to him at that point because he was in the zone and he just wanted to go after the England bowlers. He played an amazing knock," Sundar told ESPNCricinfo during their series '25 questions'.
Rishabh Pant reached his third Test ton and second against England in that Test, helping India win the match. Pant had four times been dismissed in the 90s in his Test career and the 23-year-old was glad to break the jinx and scored 101 off 118 balls.
India won the match thanks to his innings and Akshar Patel’s bowling heroics and qualified for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in England.
